Last week in our Home

I don't have the emotional stamina to actually blog about this yet....but we are starting our last week in this house....our home. I've cried many tears already, and I know there are many more to come. But we had a photographer friend come over and take some pictures of us in our sweet house before we move.....here are some of my favorites

Spoiled....

We are staying at the Holiday Inn tonight. Not because we are out-of -town.....not because we are on vacation.....but because our STUPID air conditioner is broken!! How do people live without AC??

We are just blessed to be able to stay here tonight. Thank you God for providing a cool, comfortable place to lay our heads tonight.

A little bit of gratitude

God, I write this prayer to you, and for your glory. Tonight I have been once again overwhelmed by your grace and mercies....overwhelmed by your love. A love so tangible, but not material. My life is not full of riches and things of great earthly value. We have next to nothing in the bank. My family wears clearance clothes, and hand-me-downs. We eat hamburger meat at the beginning of the month, and rice and noodles at the end. But when we lay down at night, we all fall asleep full of peace and contentment....not worry or want. We wake up in the mornings full of hope and love.....not fear and regret. And that is worth more than any big house or any fancy car.

Many days, our lives are so full of joy that I sometimes laugh or cry for no reason other than that continual joy that only comes from YOU.......and overflows from my cup.

I don't know why you've chosen to bless me the way you have. So many others suffer. So many others hurt. And obviously I have my own set of insecurities, broken relationships, and other sadnesses, but they are so very minor compared to the possibilities.

I just want to tell you that I am so very grateful. Thank you, thank you, thank you for loving me this much, and for some reason, blessing me and giving me this great life that I so often take for granted. Please forgive me for the times that I lust for more, or the times where we take credit for what you have done. I know we are blessed so that we may bless others. I pray that we do that. I ask that you use me and our family to love on and encourage those around us.

Sweet singing

Ellie...a few days ago....

"Jesus loves me, this I know. FORTY bibles tell me so. Yes, Jesus loves me, the bibles tell me so"

Too many things to mention......

So, for now, just some pictures......

My sweet little gardener.....

Watering her rose named "Rachel"!

Having fun in our birthday-mobile......good times!

Having a tea party with Ellie's sweet little dance class......

So sweet, and so cute!!

Speaking of cute.....


The new Mo-hawk.....thinks he's quite the STUD! :)


And quite the Rock Star.... I love this kid!


And my sweet little baby....getting so big! Already 15 months!

The sign in our yard! Crazy times.....constructing a LONG blog entry about all of that!!

Only You

Take my heart
I lay it down
At the feet of you who's crowned

Take my life
I'm letting go
I lift it up to you who's throned

And I will worship, you Lord,
only you Lord
And I will bow down, before you,
only you Lord

Take my fret
Take my fears
All I have....I'm leaving here

Be all my hopes
Be all my dreams
Be all my delights.....Be my everything

I will worship you, Lord
only you, Lord
I will bow down, before you,
only you Lord

It's just you and me here now......
Only you and me here now.....

This is the prayer of my heart right now.

Thank you, David Crowder for the words.

Still no pictures......

I HATE my computer. (and even as I type that I am reminded that I should be grateful to have a computer at all.......) But it still really sucks! Hence, the reason I haven't been blogging lately, because my computer won't let me upload any of my photos. Anyway, I still wanted to write down a few cute quotes of late....

Some of my favorite things in the world are my children's prayers, and Ellie has been cranking out some funny ones lately.....

Like a few days ago, she prayed at the dinner table, "Thank you God for the food, and thank you for our family, and thank you for saving me from the rats. Amen" I have no idea where this came from!! We don't have rats, and I'm pretty sure she hasn't been around any rats anywhere else....who knows? Hilarious!

She also prayed a day or two later, "Thank you God for Daddy, Thank you for Mommy, Thank you for Bubba and Addie. And thank you for the family I never had. Amen" I don't know if this is some alternative family that she's hoping to trade us in for one day or what?! But so cute!

I really do have some great pictures of Ellie's first dance recital, the kids' gardening, Adelyn dancing, etc. Hopefully, one day.....I'll be able to upload and post some.

Until then, God is great. And it seems like lately, He is allowing us to struggle in several ways and therefore, make us so dependent on Him. Challenging and hard, but His grace and provision continue to blow me away. Until next time......